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E-Newsletter for March 13, 2007In this issue:
An update from the
Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, an independent research
New! Faith-Based Mentoring Program Aimed to Help Ex-Cons Find Jobs, Stay Each year, 650,000 prisoners are released from jail and two-thirds of them return within three years. That
The three-year, 11-site project recently concluded. But the government and private groups are keeping it
Click here to read more by Roundtable Correspondent Anne Farris. New! An Interview with Steve McFarland of the Justice Department's
Steven T. McFarland has been director of the Task Force On Faith-Based And Community Initiatives in the
McFarland, formerly a First Amendment lawyer and vice president at Prison Fellowship International,
Click here to read the interview. Click here for a Roundtable Resource Page on Faith-Based Prison Programs, which includes
Weekly Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community
The grant opportunities this week for community and faith-based organizations are through programs
Potential applicants should be aware that some grant programs require specific technical expertise. Click here for the grant digest, compiled by Roundtable Correspondent Allison Sarnoff
Roundtable Digest of Current Faith-Based News Stories
Partnership between school district, church wins conditional approval http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6162
Officials Laud New Program For Drop In Violent Crime: $75,000 Federal Grant Helped Fund Effort http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6166
Attorneys want promise SIU won't violate student's religious freedom http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6167
Trustee keeps faith on Bible studies http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6168
Coburn claims court could KO conferences http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6163
Speaker's faith-based prison program gets House approval http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6164
Municipalities may lose $1.5 million; Social Service Grants: http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6165
Despite disability, shoe-shiner puts his best foot forward http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6159
Groups offer ways to reduce city violence; Jobs, housing among critical needs http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6155
Religion Q & A He's Defender of Faith-Based Efforts http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6156
New governor seeks audit, investigation of faith-based office http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6157
A WELCOME TIDE; Thousands of volunteers, including college students on http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6160
And the Faith Vote Goes to... http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6136
Faith-Based Initiative http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6137
Faith-based initiative draws ire of opponents http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6138
Shelters look to expand http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6143
Faith-based group will consider new site to expand: Gunnisonville an option for Teen Challenge site http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6144
Operation Inasmuch http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6145
Salvation Army food pantry running out of staples http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6146
Supreme Court Reviews Case on Religious Charities http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6139
Illinois Professor Refuses to Issue Grade to Christian Student http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6153
Religious groups oppose tourism incentives: Backers say bill not for gambling http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6154
NYC resource database launched http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6140
State budget may reshuffle nonprofit funding http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6141
Huckabee says religion counts in politics http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6158
America's Growing Prison Problem: Boom Towns behind Bars http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6147
A growing mission http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6148
Old Linens Finding Way To Those In Need http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6149
Home is ... where people can find support they need to live on their own http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6150
Ministry reaches into prisons http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6151
While FEMA slowly organizes, faith-based groups like ACTS respond immediately to natural disasters http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6152
Leaders: God wants uninsured kids covered http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/article.cfm?id=6142
Weekly Opinion Roundup - 3/13/2007 http://www.religionandsocialpolicy.org/news/news_opinion_3_13_07.cfm
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